"Without such instances as you mention my dear, my mind, which was once likely to become the seat of the Furies, has not only been calmed and improved by the instructions of my present dear mamma, but also by attention to opinions given in company, concerning people judged to possess violent uncontrouled passions, and others who submitted to the decrees of Providence like christians."

— P. I.


Author
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
John Marshall
Date
1785
Metaphor
"Without such instances as you mention my dear, my mind, which was once likely to become the seat of the Furies, has not only been calmed and improved by the instructions of my present dear mamma, but also by attention to opinions given in company, concerning people judged to possess violent uncontrouled passions, and others who submitted to the decrees of Providence like christians."
Metaphor in Context
Without such instances as you mention my dear, my mind, which was once likely to become the seat of the Furies, has not only been calmed and improved by the instructions of my present dear mamma, but also by attention to opinions given in company, concerning people judged to possess violent uncontrouled passions, and others who submitted to the decrees of Providence like christians.—But here comes my dear mamma.
(Vol. II, pages 6-7)
Provenance
Contributed by PC Fleming
Citation
P. I. Dramatic pieces calculated to exemplify the mode of conduct which will render young ladies both amiable and happy, when their school education is completed.In three volumes. London: printed and sold by John Marshall and Co. Number 4, Aldermary Church-Yard, in Bow-Lane, [1785?]. Eighteenth Century Collections Online. Gale. <Link to Vol. I> <Link to Vol. II> <Link to Vol. III>
Date of Entry
07/15/2010

The Mind is a Metaphor is authored by Brad Pasanek, Assistant Professor of English, University of Virginia.